Bootle (UK Parliament constituency)
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| Borough constituency | |
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| Bootle shown within Merseyside, and Merseyside shown within England | |
| Created: | Year of creation |
| MP: | Joe Benton |
| Party: | Labour |
| Type: | House of Commons |
| County: | Merseyside |
| EP constituency: | North West England |
Bootle is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election.
Boundaries
The constituency covers the southern part of the metropolitan borough of Sefton on Merseyside. The main town is Bootle, while other localities include Litherland, Netherton and Seaforth.History
The constituency is a traditionally very safe seat for the Labour Party, who have held it continually since the 1945 general election. In each general election since 1997, it has been the safest seat for any party anywhere in the UK.
In 1990, there were two by-elections in Bootle. The first followed the death of Allan Roberts on 21 February, and was held on 24 May. That by-election was notable for the Social Democrat candidate, Jack Holmes (representing the part of the SDP opposed to the 1988 merger with the Liberals and formation of the Liberal Democrats), being beaten by Screaming Lord Sutch of the Official Monster Raving Loony Party. The victorious Labour candidate, Michael Carr, died after just 57 days in office on July 20 1990.
The second by-election, held on November 8 1990, was won by Labour's Joe Benton. Benton has held the seat since then, usually with huge majorities (63.8% at the 2005 general election, for example).
Members of Parliament
- 1945 – 1955: J Kinley, Labour
- 1955 – 1979: Simon Mahon, Labour
- 1979 – 1990: Allan Roberts, Labour
- 1990: Michael Carr, Labour
- 1990 – present: Joe Benton, Labour
Election results
See also
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